Hanging body of tribal student found in hostel, superintendent suspended

Ambikapur. There has been a stir in the administration after the hanging body of a class 8 tribal student was found in the pre-matric Scheduled Tribe Boys Hostel located at Darima in Surguja district. Prima facie the case is of suicide. The deceased Mukesh Tirkey (13) was originally a resident of Bishunpur in Sitapur.

Collector Vilas Bhoskar has suspended the hostel superintendent considering it as gross negligence in not making arrangements for treatment even after the deceased was suffering from appendicitis and did not go to school for two days. The Collector has ordered a magisterial inquiry. SDM Ambikapur Fagesh Sinha has been appointed investigating officer. On Wednesday, the body of the student was found in the hostel located in Darima.

Collector Vilas Bhoskar and Superintendent of Police Vijay Aggarwal immediately took cognizance of the case of student’s death and themselves reached Ambikapur Hospital. Here the post-mortem of the dead body has been done by a team of three doctors. The Collector said that this is a very sad incident. Taking sensitivity by the administration, post mortem is being conducted by a team of three doctors for prompt action. The team has been instructed to conduct a detailed investigation of all points and provide the post-mortem report soon. The Collector said that in view of the gross negligence of the hostel superintendent, the superintendent has been suspended with immediate effect. Along with this, to ensure that no point is missed in the investigation of the case, SDM Ambikapur has been authorized for magisterial investigation. SDM Ambikapur will have to conduct a proper investigation and submit the investigation report within three days.

The Collector said that children are very sensitive. Keeping this in mind, there is an appeal to the parents to understand the mental state of the children. Apart from this, strict instructions have also been given to the school and hostel management to immediately inform the higher authorities if the children face any kind of problem.

SP Aggarwal said that the administration will talk to teachers and school and hostel management to stop such cases. Efforts will be made to reduce the mental stress of children. Children should be treated with sensitivity. Help of mental health care specialists will be taken in schools to understand the mental condition of children.

Suspended sentence for gross negligence of superintendent
Hostel Superintendent Bhupesh Singh Kashyap, Hostel Superintendent Category C of Pre-Matric Scheduled Tribe Boys Hostel Darima has been suspended with immediate effect by Collector Surguja for gross negligence towards his duties. The said Superintendent has been suspended under the Chhattisgarh Civil Service Classification Control and Appeal Rules 1966 due to being contrary to Rule 1 and 2 of the Chhattisgarh Civil Service Conduct Rules 1965. During the suspension period, his headquarters has been fixed as the office of Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Ambikapur. It is coming to light that the student is ill. Even after this, no arrangements were made for his treatment. The student was not even going to school for two days.

SDM will complete the investigation and give report in three days.
Collector and District Magistrate Surguja has authorized SDM Ambikapur Fagesh Sinha to conduct a detailed investigation for the magisterial inquiry into the incident. SDM Ambikapur will ensure to duly investigate the visible causes of death and submit the investigation report within three days.

Team formed for departmental investigation
Assistant Commissioner Tribal Development Department said that a two-member committee has been formed to investigate the said incident, which includes Assistant Director Ankita Markam and Assistant Director Mahendra Pal Khandekar, who will ensure a thorough investigation of the incident and provide the investigation report within three days.

This is the case
The hanging body of a Class VIII student was found on Wednesday evening in the Pre-Matric Scheduled Tribe Boys Hostel located in village Darima of Surguja district. The deceased Mukesh Tirkey’s father Ramji Tirkey (13) was a resident of village Vishunpur of Sitapur. It is being claimed that the child was suffering from kidney disease. His relatives were treating him with herbs but the hostel management did not make arrangements for his treatment. The student was also troubled by stomach ache. After undergoing treatment with herbs in the village for ten days, he returned to the hostel on 20th February. Due to pain from kidney stone he was not going to school for two days. On Wednesday also he had informed that he was ill. His friends had gone to school but he remained in the hostel. When the classmates returned to the hostel from school and saw that the room was locked, they raised an alarm. When they did not get any response, they peeped through Roshan Daan and found the student hanging from the noose. Seeing this, there was a commotion in the hostel; immediately the window was broken, the door was opened and the student was brought down.

Courtesy : Hindi News